II Corinthians 12:16
“But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 12:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
You will admit that I was not a burden to you but you say that I was “crafty” and caught you “by a trick”!
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Doch es sei so, ich habe euch nicht beschwert; weil ich aber schlau bin, so habe ich euch mit List gefangen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas sea así, yo no os he agravado: sino que, como soy astuto, os he tomado por engaño.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas que assim seja, que eu não fui incômodo para convosco. Mas, como eu era astuto, eu vos tomei por engano!
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Dessa forma, não vos sobrecarreguei; mas, já que sou tão astuto, vos prendi com engano.
📖 II Corinthians 12:16 in Context
14Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
15And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
16But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
17Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
18I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
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